The number of tourists travelling to Ha long rose by 60 per cent in the first quarter of 2008 against that of 2007, said officials at a conference to review the campaign to vote for Ha Long as a world natural wonder held on April 23 in Quang Ninh.

The detailed tourism plans for Phu quoc Island off southern Kien Giang Province will be ready in October, which will then facilitate the development of tourism projects there, a provincial official said.

After the Cherry Blossom Festival, which attracted more than 10,000 visitors in Hanoi early this month, a series of Japanese cultural events will be held in the capital city from early May to the end of September to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations (1973-2008).